| Birth | 1766 Tkc"o Assaba | ||
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| demise | 1828 (age 62 approximately) twenty-two Tishrei Tkf"t Strslh | ||
| Burial place | Streshla | ||
| Gentlemen | Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Ladi | ||
| His essays | Gates of work, work of the Levite, secret of saints | ||
| father | Rabbi Moshe Halevi Horowitz | ||
| offspring | Rabbi Michael David, Rabbi Chaim Raphael | ||
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Rabbi Aharon HoLevi Horovitz MiStrashela (Staroszele) ( 1766 - twenty-two Tishrei , 1828 ) was a student of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi , and one deputy. Wrote a commentary to Tanya
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Biography [ edit source | Edit ]
Born to R. Moshe HoLevi Horovitz, in Asba, in the Vitebsk region . His family is attributed to Rabbi Yeshayohu HoLevi Horovitz (the Shelah HoKodosh)[1]. He was a member of the household and a definite disciple of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and served as a guide for students . When his rabbi was imprisoned, he acted to release him and collected 60,000 rubles in exchange for his release. He would repeat Chassidus together with his own commentaries, which Rabbi Yehudoh Leib of Janowitz (brother of Rabbi Shneur Zalman and author of the book "She'eris Yehuda") did not like, as he was very precise in his brother's language and caused friction between them.[2], At one point his rabbi ordered him to leave Liadi and did not allow him to return for about three years[3], During this period he lived in the town of Orsha . Part of the method of Rabbi Dover Shneori, son of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, in understanding the "Book of the Tanya". Following this after the death of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi he established his own courtyard . His melodies appear as part of Chabad melodies . During his tenure as Rebbe he wrote annotations in the teachings of Hasidism, which are characterized by a simple and clear style, despite their preoccupation mainly with abstract issues: belief in the oneness of God , love and reverence for God . In 1825 he was banned due to gossip with Rabbi Dover Shneuri. He died in 1828 .
After his death, his son Rabbi Chaim Raphael took his place. After the death of his son, some of his followers returned to Chabad-Lubavitch, some turned to Rabbi Yisrael Dov Ber of Vilednik, a large group delved into his writings without a rabbi and guide and the rest dispersed to the Hasidim of the area.
From his teaching [ edit source | Edit ]
Rabbi Aharon thought[4] That the words of the Torah recited by the next Rebbe do not have to be close and subject to the words of the old Rebbe but are only founded on them by adding annotations and innovations that deviate from the rules and issues discussed in the previous Rebbe's teaching, while Rabbi Dover believed that chassidic sermons must be kept within the framework of The first Rebbe.
Rabbi Aharon also believed that the center of a person's life is not the Rebbe but the Torah he passes on to his disciples. Therefore it is not necessary to adhere to the rabbi's way of life but to study his Torah, while Rabbi Dover considered the Rebbe to be the center of the Hasid's life. The Tzaddik saw it as a "revelation" of the Tzaddik.
Another issue in which his part is the issue of admiration, in the opinion of Rabbi Aharon an admiration of divine interest should be expressed outwardly in prayer in many voices and movements. On the other hand, Rabbi Dover in the Pamphlet of Admiration believed that admiration should be "divine admiration" meaning: that admiration should be only in the soul inward and should not show outward and prayer should be quiet and without movements, Rabbi Aharon called "admiration of flesh life" meaning that admiration is external Only and does nothing in man himself.
Two of his melodies appear in the Chabad Nigunim book and from there to the Heichal Hanegina project[5], Another melody of his is performed by Rov Yo'ir of Kaliv[6].
His books [ edit source | Edit ]
- The gates of uniqueness and faith[7], Note on the part of the "Gate of Unification and faith" in Tanya , C 1820 .
- Book of work rates[8], Called the work of the benoni (part B of the Gates of Oneness and Faith) - an annotation on the compilation of sayings and the letter of repentance in the Book of the Tanya , Shklov, 1741 .
- Passover Haggodah with commentary on the secret of saints[9], By Baal HaTanya and Rabbi Aharon, Königsberg (possibly printed in Warsaw ), 1866 .
- Sefer Avodas HoLevi[10], Lvov , 1862 - 1866 .
- The Book of the Gates of the Dangling Compilation and Annotation on the Book of the Gates of Unity and Faith by Rabbi Aharon HoLevi: Including a short chapter and keys to the Book of the Gates of Unity and Faith: 2009
His books were not printed beyond or near their first editions, and were rare, but since the 1970s , they have been printed in many editions.[11], And widely distributed, by Rov Avrohom Moishe Krois (related to Rov Yoelish Krois, neighbor of Rov Yisroel Mayer Hirsch), a follower of Toldos Aharon. In addition, the Chabad Library in New York has many manuscripts of his unpublished teachings, articles and letters.
The relationship between his teachings and the teachings of his rabbi, Baal HaTanya, and that of his son, Rabbi Dover, employed many scholars and thinkers, inside and outside Hasidism. .
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